- Thu May 7 7:07 AM PDT 2009 Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in Excel
Recent release of Office 2007 Service Pack 2 includes spreadsheet interoperability issues. OpenDocument Format backers blame Microsoft, but software giant says issue is inherent in ODF.
- Thu Mar 5 11:47 AM PST 2009 Microsoft wants Office 14 to get along
As part of designing the next Office, Microsoft is supporting more standards and trying to make the software fit better with back-end business software.
- Mon Oct 13 4:59 PM PDT 2008 OpenOffice 3: Faster, uninspired interface
OpenOffice.org 3 introduces a few new features, improved document format support, and a faster response time. Too bad it looks five years old.
- Fri Jul 4 7:00 AM PDT 2008 Power Downloader accelerates OpenOffice
Celebrate freedom this July Fourth with Power Downloader as he introduces you to an exciting (and free) version of OpenOffice called Go-OO. It's faster, lighter, with a few more features, and, arguably, it's better than its parent code.
- Wed May 21 11:00 AM PDT 2008 Microsoft boosts support for rival formats in Office
The company is building in support for the Open Document Format, Portable Document Format, and other popular formats.
- Mon May 19 6:41 PM PDT 2008 U.K. tech agency: Microsoft's no friend to schools
A British government agency says that Microsoft isn't doing enough to support interoperability standards for tech in schools.
- Wed May 7 1:55 PM PDT 2008 OpenOffice 3 beta: More compatibility, new features
OpenOffice.org, the popular productivity suite that offers an open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, prepares fans for an upgrade with this first beta of version 3.
- Sun Apr 20 12:00 AM PDT 2008 Featured Freeware: AbiWord
Users who want a full-powered word processor but don't need the overwhelming onslaught of an office suite should take a good look at AbiWord, which includes everything from spell-checkers to plug-in support.
- Mon Apr 14 9:00 AM PDT 2008 Google mapping spec now an industry standard
KML, a Google language to describe map data, is now an industry standard. Let a thousand online map flowers bloom?
- Thu Apr 10 1:03 PM PDT 2008 ISO takes up Open XML-ODF 'harmonization' as Norwegians protest
Office Open XML is now in the hands of the ISO which is taking on ODF interoperability. But angry Norwegians stage a demonstration.
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